Side by side
Accountant vs Financial Analyst
Financial Analyst pays more: a median of $100,000 against $93,500. There is 1.7× more demand for Accountant.
Comparison
Side by side
| Measure | Accountant | Financial Analyst | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open postings | 16,803 | 9,984 | +6,819 |
| Posted this week | 669 | 254 | |
| Median salary | $93,500 | $100,000 | $-6.5k |
| 25th percentile | $74k | $79k | |
| 75th percentile | $116k | $124k | |
| Salary disclosed | 3.4% | 8.4% | |
| Remote share | 10.1% | 5.3% | +4.8pp |
| Median age of posting | 64d | 60d | |
| Open over 60 days | 44.6% | 37.0% | |
| Visa sponsorship | 17.9% | 15.2% |
Pay
Pay distribution
Accountant
$42k$162k
Financial Analyst
$45k$173k
Freshness
How old the listings are
Accountant
just posted64d median90d+
Financial Analyst
just posted60d median90d+
Demand
What each side asks for
Accountant — technologies
Financial Analyst — technologies
Accountant — employers
Financial Analyst — employers
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Both sides are counted the same way on the same day, so the gap is comparable even where the
absolute numbers move. Salary figures use only postings that publish a range — the disclosure
rate is in the table because a median over 20% of a cohort is a weaker number than one over 70%.